Sherlock music man opens studio at University of Surrey

Professional music, film and TV mixing equipment installed at university's Institute of Sound Recording

Michael Price, Alan Haigh, Professor Tony Myatt and Russell Mason in the new studio at the Institute of Sound Recording

The man behind the music for BBC One's hit Sherlock series has opened a new recording studio at the University of Surrey.

Former student Michael Price scores the hit television show with David Arnold and has a string of film and television credits to his name.

Last Wednesday (January 29), he unveiled the newly-fitted out Studio 3 at the Institute of Sound Recording.

The head of the institute, Professor Tony Myatt, said: “It’s incredibly exciting for us. The Tonmeister Sound Recording course has very close links to industry so we like to give students experience of a professional studio.

“We have graduates at Abbey Road, Air Studios and lots of the big recording studios throughout the world.”

A Neve mixing console has been installed and the facilities allow mixing for film and television to be done as well as music mixing.

“It’s a great addition to what we already have here,” said Prof Myatt.

“There are about 90 students for sound recording and 10 postgraduates doing research.

"It’s a sandwich course so there are students working in professional studios throughout their course.”

Price has composed scores for projects including Horrid Henry: The Movie, and written and arranged for others such as Hot Fuzz, Casino Royale, The Children of Men and The Inbetweeners.

As a music editor he worked on projects including Love Actually, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

“It’s the kind of level we’re pitching the course at,” said Prof Myatt.

“So it’s good to have equipment on a par with places like Pinewood.

“Students really do benefit from being able to do the job as soon as they leave here.”

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